'''Sea-serpents''', also called '''fish-dragons''', were creatures only mentioned fleetingly in [[Elvish]] linguistic writings.<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 370</ref> No story tells of their appearance in the history of [[Arda]].

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'''Sea-serpents''', also called '''fish-dragons''', were a breed of [[dragons]] only mentioned fleetingly in [[Elvish]] linguistic writings.<ref name=Ety>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 370 (entry for [[LOK|LOK-]])</ref> No story tells of their appearance in the history of [[Arda]].

==Names==

==Names==

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In [[Quenya]], the name of the creature is ''lingwilóke''<ref name=Ety/> ([[Sindarin]], ''lhimlug'')<ref>[http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-en-sd-strict.html Sindarin dictionary] at [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/ Hiswelokë] (accessed 20 November 2010)</ref>.

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In [[Quenya]], the name of the creature is ''lingwilóke''<ref name=Ety/> ([[Sindarin]], ''lhimlug'').<ref>[http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-en-sd-strict.html Sindarin dictionary] at [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/ Hiswelokë] (accessed 20 November 2010)</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==

==Portrayal in adaptations==

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[[Image:Water Drakes.png|thumb|Water Drake in ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]]'', by Kent Burles]]

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[[File:Kent Burles - Water Drakes.png|thumb|Water Drake in ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]]'', by Kent Burles]]

'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''

'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''

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: Water Drakes, or Water Serpents, are drakes who have adapted to a life in freshwater pools or in the ocean. The smaller varieties, who only live in fresh-water, are called Rain-drakes (or Lake-worms), while the larger (who prey in all types of water) are called True Water-drakes or Sea Serpents.<ref>{{ICE|2012}}, pp. 116-117</ref> An individual Water-drake, ''Séahmatha'' (meaning "Lake Serpent" in the tongue of the Northmen), inhabits the Long Lake.<ref>{{ICE|2016}}</ref>

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: Water Drakes, or Water Serpents, are drakes who have adapted to a life in freshwater pools or in the ocean. The smaller varieties, who only live in fresh-water, are called Rain-drakes (or Lake-worms), while the larger (who prey in all types of water) are called True Water-drakes or Sea Serpents.<ref>{{ICE|2012}}, pp. 116-117</ref> An individual Water-drake, ''Séahmatha'' (meaning "Lake Serpent" in the tongue of the Northmen), inhabits the Long Lake.<ref>{{ICE|2016}}, pp. 121-128</ref>

'''1995-8: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':'''

'''1995-8: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':'''

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:"Sea Serpent" and "Rain-drake" are creatures of the Drake-kind.

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:"Sea Serpent" and "Rain-drake" are creatures of the Drake-kind. A unique dragon of the water is Eärcaraxë, which may be played keyed to coastal regions and sites.

Names

Portrayal in adaptations

Water Drakes, or Water Serpents, are drakes who have adapted to a life in freshwater pools or in the ocean. The smaller varieties, who only live in fresh-water, are called Rain-drakes (or Lake-worms), while the larger (who prey in all types of water) are called True Water-drakes or Sea Serpents.[4] An individual Water-drake, Séahmatha (meaning "Lake Serpent" in the tongue of the Northmen), inhabits the Long Lake.[5]